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$0.00 Budget For New Library Books- Disaster! Please Help!

My students need 80+ high interest books, including "Amelia Bedelia" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" titles.

  • $1,291 goal

This project expired on September 19, 2010.

This project expired on September 19, 2010.

My Students

My School District, attempting to balance the budget in very difficult times, has stated the Library budget for next year is ZERO. We will have no funds for new, or replacement, books.

Our elementary population is 80% poverty level.

Our PTA has no extra funds to cover our needed Library books. Our students are big readers, and the library loves having the latest books, popular series, the best new award winners to keep our students reading!

My Project

One of the most exciting things every year is displaying and talking about NEW BOOKS! It's a real treat for our students to browse, then check out, the new titles! It would break my heart to have nothing new to offer our students, or be able to replace our much loved, worn-out titles.

Please help fund this grant as we are in dire need of new books for our little, struggling Library.

DonorsChoose has been such a wonderful support to us, please step up to the plate and help us with our needed books. Kids who read, succeed!!!

Mrs. O.
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tales from Outer Suburbia Shaun Tan • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Draw Fifty Cars, Trucks and Motorcycles Lee J. Ames • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Four Book Set Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $30.88 1 $30.88
Splat the Cat Rob Scotton, Rob Scotton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.10 1 $16.10
Scaredy-Cat, Splat! Rob Scotton • Barnes and Noble $16.10 1 $16.10
Love, Splat Rob Scotton, Rob Scotton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.10 1 $16.10
Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders Mike Townsend • Barnes and Noble $10.79 1 $10.79
Origami Michael G. LaFosse • Barnes and Noble $9.32 1 $9.32
Junk Mail Origami Duy Nguyen, Tramy Nguyen • Barnes and Noble $4.76 1 $4.76
Sports Illustrated: The Baseball Book Sports Illustrated • Barnes and Noble $21.56 1 $21.56
Sports (Eyewitness Books Series) Tim Hammond, Laura Buller • Barnes and Noble $12.23 1 $12.23
Sports (Eyewitness Books Series) Tim Hammond, Laura Buller • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
Jokelopedia: The Biggest, Best, Silliest, Dumbest Joke Book Ever Ilana Weitzman, Eva Blank, Rosanne Green • Barnes and Noble $8.60 1 $8.60
Goofballs!: A Book of Sport Jokes Mark Ziegler, Anne Haberstroh (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
All Aboard the Dinotrain Deb Lund, Howard Fine (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
All Aboard the Dinotrain Deb Lund, Howard Fine (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.52 1 $11.52
Dinosailors Deb Lund, Howard Fine (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.68 1 $13.68
Dinosailors Deb Lund, Howard Fine (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.40 1 $5.40
Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School Herman Parish, Lynne Avril (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.23 1 $12.23
Amelia Bedelia, Rocket Scientist? Herman Parish, Lynn Sweat (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $16.10 1 $16.10
Angelina at the Fair Katharine Holabird, Helen Craig (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.10 1 $11.10
Angelina at the Palace Katherine Holabird, Helen Craig (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.07 1 $10.07
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Judi Barrett, Ron Barrett (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.48 1 $15.48
Kids' Funniest Jokes Sheila Anne Barry, Sheila A. Barry (Editor), Jeff Sinclair (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.45 1 $4.45
Awesome Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids Bob Phillips • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Laugh-A-Long Readers: Laugh Out Loud Jokes Diane Namm, Wayne Becker (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55
The Everything Kids' Joke Book: Side-Splitting, Rib-Tickling Fun Michael Dahl • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic Steven Schnur, Leslie Evans (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.68 1 $13.68
Bicycle Man Allen Say, Allen Say (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.68 1 $13.68
Chinese New Year Crafts Karen E. Bledsoe • Barnes and Noble $18.08 1 $18.08
Christmas Crafts Fay Robinson • Barnes and Noble $20.34 1 $20.34
Clifford's First Autumn (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Norman Bridwell • Barnes and Noble $12.19 1 $12.19
Clifford's First Snow Day (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Norman Bridwell • Barnes and Noble $12.19 1 $12.19
Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Norman Bridwell • Barnes and Noble $12.19 1 $12.19
A Color of His Own Leo Lionni, Leo Lionni (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.07 1 $11.07
Come Back, Amelia Bedelia Peggy Parish, Wallace Tripp (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.69 1 $11.69
Draw 50 Flowers, Trees and Other Plants Lee J. Ames, With P. Lee Ames • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
The Dumb Bunnies Dav Pilkey • Barnes and Noble $9.39 1 $9.39
Make Way for Dumb Bunnies Dav Pilkey • Barnes and Noble $7.91 1 $7.91
Franklin and the Tooth Fairy Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $9.36 1 $9.36
Franklin Is Bossy Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $9.36 1 $9.36
Franklin's Secret Club Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $9.36 1 $9.36
Froggy Goes to the Doctor (Froggy Series) Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
Froggy Goes to Camp Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
Froggy Goes to Bed Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
Froggy Rides a Bike Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.39 1 $14.39
Froggy's Day with Dad Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
Froggy's Sleepover Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
Froggy Plays T-Ball Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
Goodnight Goon: A Parody Michael Rex, Michael Rex (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.79 1 $10.79
Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia Herman Parish, Lynn Sweat (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.20 1 $15.20
Hi, Fly Guy! (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Tedd Arnold • Barnes and Noble $12.19 1 $12.19
There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy Tedd Arnold • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Fly Guy 06 Hooray For Fly Guy (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Tedd Arnold • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
I Spy Fly Guy! Tedd Arnold • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Judy Moody Goes to College (Judy Moody Series #8) Megan McDonald • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
Judy Moody Saves the World! (Judy Moody Series #3) Peter H. Reynolds, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.51 1 $11.51
The Life Cycle of a Chicken Ruth Thomson • Barnes and Noble $19.12 1 $19.12
The Life Cycle of a Hummingbird JoAnn Early Macken • Barnes and Noble $17.93 1 $17.93
Eyewitness Shark Miranda MacQuitty • Barnes and Noble $12.23 1 $12.23
Life Cycle of a Wolf Bobbie Kalman, Amanda Bishop • Barnes and Noble $20.21 1 $20.21
Lunch Walks Among Us (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist #1) Jim Benton, Jim Benton (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.67 1 $13.67
Round the Turkey: A Grateful Thanksgiving Leslie Kimmelman, Nancy Cote (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.29 1 $15.29
Shoo, Fly Guy! (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Tedd Arnold • Barnes and Noble $14.40 1 $14.40
Soccer Superstars James Buckley • Barnes and Noble $21.78 1 $21.78
Tigers at Twilight (Magic Tree House Series #19) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator), Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.79 1 $10.79
Thanks a Million: Poems Nikki Grimes, Cozbi A. Cabrera (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.38 1 $15.38
Twister Trouble (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Anne Schreiber • Barnes and Noble $13.27 1 $13.27
Vera's Baby Sister Vera Rosenberry • Barnes and Noble $14.49 1 $14.49
The Magic School Bus Has A Heart (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Anne Capeci, Carolyn Bracken (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.19 1 $12.19
Big Chickens Go to Town Leslie Helakoski, Henry Cole (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.23 1 $12.23
The Wolves Are Back Jean Craighead George, Wendell Minor (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.52 1 $14.52
Every Dog Has a Gift: True Stories of Dogs Who Bring Hope and Healing into Our Lives Rachel McPherson • Barnes and Noble $17.24 1 $17.24
The Flower Alphabet Book Jerry Pallotta, Leslie Evans (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.49 1 $14.49
Zinnia's Flower Garden Monica Wellington, Monica Wellington (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 2 $10.78
100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names Diana Wells, Ippy Patterson (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.34 1 $15.34

Materials cost

$975.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $58.56

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.64

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$1,058.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$232.27

Total project goal

$1,290.41

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